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Show FIRST STONE SHIP PROVES FITNESS Commander of Faith Declares Vessel Acts Just Like Any Other Boat. A PACIFIC PORT. May 2S. "She acted just like any other vessel," was the way Captain B. E. Connell, commanding com-manding the steamer Faith, the largest larg-est concrete ship in the 'world, commented com-mented on the vessel ?s behavior during her trial voyage from another Pacific port to this port, where she arrived today. "We had some very rough weather and some very good weather, and the Faith certainly stood the test," said Captain Connell. 'She responded readily to her helm throughout the voyage. voy-age. ' ! F. E. McMillan and H. S. Loeffler, research engineers for the emergency fleet corporation, and C. C. Brush of the United States lighthouse service, were aboard the Faith as observers on this trial voyage. "In our opinion, the trip was verv successful and the indications are all very beautiful toward the success of concrete ships," said a statement issued is-sued by the observers. Storm succeeded calm, and the craft battled her way through stiff gales and heavy seas, always "behaving nicely," according to the official report. |